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Has the Fed ever met its 2 goals?
Aug 7, 2024

Has the Fed ever met its 2 goals?

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Also: Disney's streaming service posts its first profit, and noise from a bitcoin mine haunts people in a rural Texas town.

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How often does the Fed actually achieve its dual mandate — price stability and maximum employment?

by Samantha Fields
Aug 7, 2024
Since the late 1970s, the Federal Reserve has had two main jobs: ensuring stable prices and maximum employment. How often does it achieve both at the same time?
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Disney reports its first streaming profit

by Savannah Peters
Aug 7, 2024
Any profit is a milestone in an industry where it'been elusive for nearly all players.
Disney said its flagship Disney+, combined with ESPN+ and Hulu, brought in a combined $47 million in third-quarter profits. 
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In a rural Texas town, the constant hum of a bitcoin mine haunts residents

by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio
Aug 7, 2024
People have attributed symptoms from ringing ears to heart issues to the noise, Andrew Chow of Time explains.
Cryptocurrency mines are basically facilities that hold thousands of computers, which are cooled by fans.
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What female entrepreneurs of the 19th century can teach us about the modern economy

by Kristin Schwab and Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 7, 2024
Economic researcher Ruveyda Nur Gozen analyzed 3,589 women-owned manufacturing businesses from the 1800s.
"Women entrepreneurs or [manufacturing] business owners hired more women compared to their male counterparts" in the 19th century, said research economist Ruveyda Nur Gozen.
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Music from the episode

"This Music Is Not My Own" Little People
"Som transparents" El Petit De Cal Eril
"Too Much Too Late" Arms and Sleepers
"Back to You" Selena Gomez

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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer
Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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